In telecommunications, communications protection is the application of communications security (COMSEC) measures to telecommunications systems in order to: (a) deny unauthorized access to sensitive unclassified information of value, (b) prevent disruption of telecommunications services, or (c) ensure the authenticity of information handled by telecommunications systems.
References This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22.